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| 2ndmainssbm  = Donkey Kong
| otherssbm    = Captain Falcon
| otherssbm    = Captain Falcon
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| mainpm        = Sonic
| mainssb4      = Bowser Jr.
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| realname      = Dennis DiSilvestro
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'''RockCrock''' is a {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} [[main]] from Ft. Myers, Florida. He is extremely knowledgeable about ''Melee'', and of many players. He began his career in 2003 playing {{SSBM|Fox}}, then moved to {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}. He was considered to be arguably one of the best Ganondorf players in the United States, and recognized as one of the South's better players. He used to attend college at the University of Florida and went on to get a Master's degree at Florida Gulf Coast University. RockCrock was formerly ranked 8th on the [[Florida Power Rankings|Florida Melee Power Rankings]] in May 2014. As of right now, RockCrock is presumed to be on a hiatus due to his career as an occupational therapist.
 
'''RockCrock''' is a {{SSBM|Ganondorf}} [[main]] from Ft. Myers, Florida. He is extremely knowledgeable about ''[[Melee]]'', and of many players. He began his career in 2003 playing {{SSBM|Fox}}, then moved to Ganondorf. He was considered to be arguably one of the best Ganondorf players in the United States, and recognized as one of the South's better players. He used to attend college at the University of Florida and went on to get a Master's degree at Florida Gulf Coast University. RockCrock was formerly ranked 8th on the [[Florida Power Rankings|Florida ''Melee'' Power Rankings]] in May 2014.  


==History==
==History==
RockCrock began playing ''Melee'' competitively in 2003 and quickly rose to become the best Fox player in Florida. He often trained with his brother Andrew ({{sm|UberIce}}), {{sm|Phanna}}, and the brothers {{sm|DaShizWiz}}, {{sm|KeepSpeedN}}, and {{sm|SmashMac}}. Early after changing his main to Ganondorf, he often teamed with friend and fellow smasher {{sm|QueenDVS}}, playing under the team name "ThunderSkullTip". He hosted many tournaments in his home town of Ft. Myers, FL, and earned the Tournament Director title on SmashBoards.
RockCrock began playing ''Melee'' competitively in 2003 and quickly rose to become the best Fox player in Florida. He often trained with his brother Andrew ({{sm|UberIce}}), {{sm|Phanna}}, and the brothers {{sm|DaShizWiz}}, {{sm|KeepSpeedN}}, and {{sm|SmashMac}}. Early after changing his main to Ganondorf, he often teamed with friend and fellow smasher {{sm|QueenDVS}}, playing under the team name "ThunderSkullTip". He hosted many tournaments in his home town of Ft. Myers, FL, and earned the Tournament Director title on [[SmashBoards]]. He began attending the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL in Fall 2007, and played with the likes of {{sm|Exarch}}, {{sm|Derf}}, {{sm|SubScorpion}}, and {{sm|Harriettheguy}}. When ''[[Brawl]]'' was released, he tried to play as his favorite video game character, [[Sonic]], but became very disheartened with the way that ''Brawl'' turned out, and now rarely plays it anymore. He then played ''Melee'' with a crew consisting of himself, Harriettheguy, {{sm|BladeOfApollo}}, {{sm|Raistlin}}, and other smashers in Gainesville. Because his usual team partner, {{sm|QueenDVS}}, went to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, RockCrock often entered doubles with Harriettheguy as his teammate. He also began to play ''Project M'' and mains Sonic in the game; however, he is dissatisfied of the recent lack of ''PM'' in Florida and the competitive scene in general because of the recent issues that have surrounded the mod and Nintendo.
He began attending the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL in Fall 2007, and played with the likes of {{sm|Exarch}}, {{sm|Derf}}, {{sm|SubScorpion}}, and {{sm|Harriettheguy}}. When ''Brawl'' came out, he tried to play as his favorite video game character, Sonic, but became very disheartened with the way that ''Brawl'' turned out, and now rarely plays it anymore. He then played ''Melee'' with a crew consisting of himself, Harriettheguy, {{sm|BladeOfApollo}}, {{sm|Raistlin}}, and other smashers in Gainesville. Because his usual team partner, {{sm|QueenDVS}} went to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL, RockCrock often enters doubles with Harriettheguy as his teammate. He has also began to play Project M and mains Sonic in the game; However, he is dissatisfied of the recent lack of PM in Florida and the competitive scene in general because of the recent issues that have surrounded the mod & Nintendo.


===Tournament attendance===
===Tournament attendance===
RockCrock has attended many large tournaments, placing well at most, including the MLG series, Pound 3, Revival of Melee 1, GENESIS, Pound 4, and more recently [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=271094&highlight=poe3| POE3]. He is recognized by the South as one of the regions' better players, and has never been absent from a regional crew battle at a national level tournament. He also travels to more local tournaments around Florida and Georgia, including the WATO and Gigabits Series in Orlando, Florida, and the Tipped Off series in Georgia. Nowadays, RockCrock doesn't travel too much to tournaments and plays in his local town in Fort Myers, Florida.  
RockCrock has attended many large tournaments, placing well at most, including the [[MLG]] series, [[Pound 3]], [[Revival of Melee]], [[GENESIS]], [[Pound 4]], and more recently [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=271094&highlight=poe3| POE3]. He is recognized by the South as one of the region's better players, and has never been absent from a regional crew battle at a national level tournament. He also travels to more local tournaments around Florida and Georgia, including the WATO and Gigabits Series in Orlando, Florida, and the Tipped Off series in Georgia. Nowadays, RockCrock rarely travels to tournaments and plays in his local town in Fort Myers, Florida.  


==Tournament placings==
==Tournament placings==
 
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
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!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
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|[[MLG Orlando 2006]]||August 26th-27th, 2006||17th||13th||{{Sm|QueenDVS}}
|[[MLG Orlando 2006]]||August 26th-27th, 2006||17th||13th||{{Sm|QueenDVS}}
|-
|-
|[[GIGABITS]]||December 17th, 2006||25th||—||—
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/12-17-06-orlando-fl-gigabits-results.92339/ GIGABITS 12/17]||December 17th, 2006||25th||—||—
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/fort1-december-fort-myers-florida.92729/ FORT1]||December 23rd, 2006||7th||2nd||QueenDVS
|-
|-
|[[Pound 2]]||June 16th-17th, 2007||17th||7th||QueenDVS
|[[Pound 2]]||June 16th-17th, 2007||17th||7th||QueenDVS
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|-
|-
|[[FAST 1]]||July 17th-20th, 2008||9th||5th||QueenDVS
|[[FAST 1]]||July 17th-20th, 2008||9th||5th||QueenDVS
|-
|[[Event 52: Kansas]]||October 18th-19th, 2008||13th||3rd||QueenDVS
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||17th||9th||QueenDVS
|[[Revival of Melee]]||March 7th-8th, 2009||17th||9th||QueenDVS
|-
|[http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=235799 Orlando Domination]||May 30th, 2009||7th||3rd||QueenDVS
|-
|-
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||33rd||7th||{{Sm|DaShizWiz}}
|[[GENESIS]]||July 10th-12th, 2009||33rd||7th||{{Sm|DaShizWiz}}
|-
|-
|{{h2|NOOB tournament series|NOOB 1}}||February 20th, 2010||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Harriettheguy}}
|[[Tipped Off 5]]||September 5th-6th, 2009||25th||5th||QueenDVS
|-
|-
|{{h2|NOOB tournament series|NOOB 2}}||April 17th, 2010||5th||5th||QueenDVS
|[[NOOB 1]]||February 20th, 2010||5th||3rd||{{Sm|Harriettheguy}}
|-
|[[NOOB 2]]||April 17th, 2010||5th||5th||QueenDVS
|-
|[[CEO 2010]]||June 5th-6th, 2010||13th||5th||Harriettheguy
|-
|[[Tipped Off 6]]||October 16th-17th, 2010||7th||4th||Harriettheguy
|-
|-
|[[Revival of Melee 3]]||November 20th-21st, 2010||13th||9th||{{Sm|Unknown522}}
|[[Revival of Melee 3]]||November 20th-21st, 2010||13th||9th||{{Sm|Unknown522}}
|-
|[[NOOB 3]]||January 15th, 2011||13th||7th||{{Sm|Nasty}}
|-
|-
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||37th||17th||Harriettheguy
|[[Pound V]]||February 19th-21st, 2011||37th||17th||Harriettheguy
|-
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||—||—
|[[CEO 2011]]||June 10th-12th, 2011||5th||2nd||{{Sm|UberIce}}
|-
|[https://smashboards.com/threads/full-metal-presents-tipped-off-8.325611/ Tipped Off 8]||July 21st-22nd, 2012||9th||9th||{{Sm|Eikelmann}}
|-
|[[Apex 2013]]||January 11th-13th, 2013||49th||33rd||{{Sm|HyugaRicdeau}}
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||65th||9th||{{Sm|DruggedFox}}
|-
|[[Paragon Orlando 2015]]||January 17th-18th, 2015||33rd||17th||{{Sm|SmashMac}}
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26-28th, 2015||49th||—||—
|[[CEO 2015]]||June 26-28th, 2015||49th||—||—
|-
|-
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||49th||—||—
|[[CEO 2016]]||June 24th-26th, 2016||49th||—||—
|-
|[[GENESIS 4]]||January 20th-22nd 2017||193rd||129th||{{Sm|Barraca}}
|-
|[[CEO Dreamland]]||April 14th-16th, 2017||33rd||25th||Barraca
|-
|[[The Big House 7]]||October 6th-8th, 2017||49th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018|g=SSBM}}||August 9th-12th, 2018||97th||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|Pre-Genesix|g=SSBM}}||January 31st, 2019||33rd||—||—
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 6|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-3rd, 2019||257th||65th||Barraca
|}
|}


===''Project M''===
===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|-
|{{h2|NOOB tournament series|NOOB 4}}||March 30th, 2013||—||2nd||{{Sm|Harriettheguy}}
|[[NOOB 4]]||March 30th, 2013||—||2nd||{{Sm|Harriettheguy}}
|-
|[[CEO 2014]]||June 27th-29th, 2014||25th||17th||{{Sm|Moses}}
|-
|-
|[[Paragon Orlando 2015]]||January 17th-18th, 2015||13th||—||—
|[[Paragon Orlando 2015]]||January 17th-18th, 2015||13th||—||—
|}
|}
==Sexual misconduct allegations==
{{incomplete|More elaboration needed on ban/controversy}}
In July 2020, RockCrock was accused of rape and of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor, the latter of which was denied by the alleged victim and her family.<ref>https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra4pj</ref><ref>https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra7ks</ref> He was banned from entering events run by Polarity.<ref>https://twitter.com/PolarityGG/status/1278884906710466561</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*RockCrock's name is not derived from the critter in Donkey Kong Country. In his own words: "The Orcs were my favorite race, so I did my best to create an intimidating name to match the savage ruthlessness of the Orcs. I came up with the idea that a crocodile strong enough to bite through rocks was pretty intimidating, so I went with RockCrock."
*The phrase Rockcrocking was named after RockCrock himself, but after his aforementioned allegations, the [[Captain Falcon]] and [[Ganondorf]] communities decided to change the name to [[Tech Check]].


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHylkwHjn4I Paragon 2015 Armada vs RockCrock]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=12326 RockCrock's SmashBoards Profile]
*[http://www.smashboards.com/member.php?u=12326 RockCrock's SmashBoards Profile]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/RockCrock76 RockCrock's YouTube Channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/RockCrock76 RockCrock's YouTube Channel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr_vtMps7a0 RockCrock The Crusher], RockCrock's Combo Video, created by Phanna
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr_vtMps7a0 RockCrock The Crusher], RockCrock's Combo Video, created by Phanna
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63j_b-5GQgQ Never Before Seen], a combo video created by RockCrock for the SmashBoards combo video contest, in which RockCrock tied for 1st place
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63j_b-5GQgQ Never Before Seen], a combo video created by RockCrock for the SmashBoards combo video contest, in which RockCrock tied for 1st place
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhGH7cJ9SI8 RockCrock & Linguini vs Kage & Chaddd], Epic Ganondorf Teams Set from Tipped Off 4, Duluth, Georgia, January 2008
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dseInVI2B0E Do The RockCrock]


==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Ganondorf professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Ganondorf players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong professionals (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Sonic players (PM)]]
[[Category:Florida smashers]]
[[Category:Florida smashers]]

Latest revision as of 05:42, June 22, 2024

RockCrock
Smasher RockCrock Profile.jpg
Character info
Melee main Ganondorf
Other Melee characters Captain Falcon, Fox, Donkey Kong
Smash 4 main Bowser Jr.
Project M main Sonic
Personal and other info
Real name Dennis DiSilvestro
Birth date (age 35)
Location Fort Myers, FL USA

RockCrock is a Ganondorf main from Ft. Myers, Florida. He is extremely knowledgeable about Melee, and of many players. He began his career in 2003 playing Fox, then moved to Ganondorf. He was considered to be arguably one of the best Ganondorf players in the United States, and recognized as one of the South's better players. He used to attend college at the University of Florida and went on to get a Master's degree at Florida Gulf Coast University. RockCrock was formerly ranked 8th on the Florida Melee Power Rankings in May 2014.

History[edit]

RockCrock began playing Melee competitively in 2003 and quickly rose to become the best Fox player in Florida. He often trained with his brother Andrew (UberIce), Phanna, and the brothers DaShizWiz, KeepSpeedN, and SmashMac. Early after changing his main to Ganondorf, he often teamed with friend and fellow smasher QueenDVS, playing under the team name "ThunderSkullTip". He hosted many tournaments in his home town of Ft. Myers, FL, and earned the Tournament Director title on SmashBoards. He began attending the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL in Fall 2007, and played with the likes of Exarch, Derf, SubScorpion, and Harriettheguy. When Brawl was released, he tried to play as his favorite video game character, Sonic, but became very disheartened with the way that Brawl turned out, and now rarely plays it anymore. He then played Melee with a crew consisting of himself, Harriettheguy, BladeOfApollo, Raistlin, and other smashers in Gainesville. Because his usual team partner, QueenDVS, went to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, RockCrock often entered doubles with Harriettheguy as his teammate. He also began to play Project M and mains Sonic in the game; however, he is dissatisfied of the recent lack of PM in Florida and the competitive scene in general because of the recent issues that have surrounded the mod and Nintendo.

Tournament attendance[edit]

RockCrock has attended many large tournaments, placing well at most, including the MLG series, Pound 3, Revival of Melee, GENESIS, Pound 4, and more recently POE3. He is recognized by the South as one of the region's better players, and has never been absent from a regional crew battle at a national level tournament. He also travels to more local tournaments around Florida and Georgia, including the WATO and Gigabits Series in Orlando, Florida, and the Tipped Off series in Georgia. Nowadays, RockCrock rarely travels to tournaments and plays in his local town in Fort Myers, Florida.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
MLG Orlando 2006 August 26th-27th, 2006 17th 13th QueenDVS
GIGABITS 12/17 December 17th, 2006 25th — —
FORT1 December 23rd, 2006 7th 2nd QueenDVS
Pound 2 June 16th-17th, 2007 17th 7th QueenDVS
MELEE-FC Diamond July 12th-14th, 2007 33rd — —
FAST 1 July 17th-20th, 2008 9th 5th QueenDVS
Event 52: Kansas October 18th-19th, 2008 13th 3rd QueenDVS
Revival of Melee March 7th-8th, 2009 17th 9th QueenDVS
Orlando Domination May 30th, 2009 7th 3rd QueenDVS
GENESIS July 10th-12th, 2009 33rd 7th DaShizWiz
Tipped Off 5 September 5th-6th, 2009 25th 5th QueenDVS
NOOB 1 February 20th, 2010 5th 3rd Harriettheguy
NOOB 2 April 17th, 2010 5th 5th QueenDVS
CEO 2010 June 5th-6th, 2010 13th 5th Harriettheguy
Tipped Off 6 October 16th-17th, 2010 7th 4th Harriettheguy
Revival of Melee 3 November 20th-21st, 2010 13th 9th Unknown522
NOOB 3 January 15th, 2011 13th 7th Nasty
Pound V February 19th-21st, 2011 37th 17th Harriettheguy
CEO 2011 June 10th-12th, 2011 5th 2nd UberIce
Tipped Off 8 July 21st-22nd, 2012 9th 9th Eikelmann
Apex 2013 January 11th-13th, 2013 49th 33rd HyugaRicdeau
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 65th 9th DruggedFox
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 33rd 17th SmashMac
CEO 2015 June 26-28th, 2015 49th — —
CEO 2016 June 24th-26th, 2016 49th — —
GENESIS 4 January 20th-22nd 2017 193rd 129th Barraca
CEO Dreamland April 14th-16th, 2017 33rd 25th Barraca
The Big House 7 October 6th-8th, 2017 49th — —
Super Smash Con 2018 August 9th-12th, 2018 97th — —
Pre-Genesix January 31st, 2019 33rd — —
GENESIS 6 February 1st-3rd, 2019 257th 65th Barraca

Project M[edit]

Tournament Date 1v1 Placement 2v2 Placement Partner
NOOB 4 March 30th, 2013 — 2nd Harriettheguy
CEO 2014 June 27th-29th, 2014 25th 17th Moses
Paragon Orlando 2015 January 17th-18th, 2015 13th — —

Sexual misconduct allegations[edit]

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In July 2020, RockCrock was accused of rape and of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor, the latter of which was denied by the alleged victim and her family.[1][2] He was banned from entering events run by Polarity.[3]

Trivia[edit]

  • The phrase Rockcrocking was named after RockCrock himself, but after his aforementioned allegations, the Captain Falcon and Ganondorf communities decided to change the name to Tech Check.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra4pj
  2. ^ https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra7ks
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/PolarityGG/status/1278884906710466561
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